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northeastward

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As an adjective, northeastward means in or toward the northeast. As an adverb, it means toward the northeast.

Meanings of northeastward

4 meanings

adjective

  1. In or toward the northeast.

adverb

  1. Toward the northeast.

  2. In a northeastward direction

    “the river flows northeastward to the gulf”

    Similar: northeastwardly

noun

  1. The compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees

    Similar: northeast, nor'-east, NE

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

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noun: the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 de…
northeastnor'-eastNE
adverb: in a northeastward direction
northeastwardly

Words that rhyme with northeastward

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